Aleksander S. Zheleznyakov Members of the BoardDoctor of Political Sciences, Head of the Center of Politology and Political Sociology of the Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS (Moscow, Russia)Specialist in Mongolian studies, and in comparative studies of Russian and Mongolian socio-political systems. The area of his scientific interests also includes the study of the political processes of Russian and Mongolian societies, and historical retrospective of the development of Russian and Mongolian political systems. He teaches courses in history, ethnography, economic geography of Mongolia in Russian universities. He is the Vice-President of the Society of Mongolists of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Advisory Board of the International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations (UNESCO), member of the International Association of Mongolian Studies.Profiles:elibrary AuthorId: 72929E-mail: zhelezniakovas@yahoo.comMoreback